Breaking Sound Barriers: Lachi on Music, Advocacy, and the Future of Entertainment

ByDisability Deep Dive June 19, 2026June 16, 2026

Text reads: Disability Deep Dive, Breaking Sound Barriers: Lachi on Music, Advocacy, and the Future of Entertainment. 100th Episode out now with Keith Casebonne and Jodi Beckstine.” It features pictures of Lachi, a Black woman with braids pulled back; Keith, a white man with a salt and pepper beard, and Jodi, a white woman with red-brown hair.

Disability Deep Dive Podcast is a bi-weekly interview podcast hosted by Keith Casebonne and Jodi Beckstine that explores issues that matter to disabled people.

In the 100th episode of Disability Deep Dive, hosts Jodi and Keith celebrate the milestone by interviewing recording artist, songwriter, and advocate Lachi. They discuss her journey from performing on stage to leading the advocacy group RAMPD, her experiences in the music industry, and her efforts to make the industry more accessible. Lachi shares insights from her upcoming book, ‘I Identify as Blind,’ which aims to integrate disability into pop culture through humor and storytelling. The episode also features a discussion on the film ‘Sound of Metal,’ exploring themes of identity, disability, and community.

Order “I Identify as Blind”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761599/i-identify-as-blind-by-lachi-with-tim-vandehey/

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Disability Deep Dive

Disability Deep Dive is a bi-weekly interview-based podcast that centers the voices, stories, and perspectives of people with disabilities. We talk with advocates, creators, educators, leaders, and people with lived experience about disability through the lens of culture, media, policy, rights, identity, access, and everyday life. The show also features a segment called Deep Cut, a media pairing that helps listeners engage with each episode's theme. You can find us at https://disabilityrightsflorida.org/podcast. Disability Deep Dive is a production of Disability Rights Florida, Florida's protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities. https://disabilityrightsflorida.org/

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Breaking Sound Barriers: Lachi on Music, Advocacy, and the Future of Entertainment

Disability Deep Dive Podcast is a bi-weekly interview podcast hosted by Keith Casebonne and Jodi Beckstine that explores issues that matter to disabled people.

Listen to the Episode here:

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